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Decades of learning from disasters, tightening building codes and increasing public awareness may have helped its people better weather strong quakes.

Tensions over the island’s status have flared repeatedly for decades, especially as Washington’s relationship with China has grown more strained.

For decades, many voters grew accustomed to a certain set of norms that seemed to govern political systems like rules. But elite groups have lost the power they once had to enforce those norms, or decided to change their own behavior.

Flights traveling west to east over the Atlantic Ocean this week have had the wind on their side, pushing some landing times up to an hour ahead of schedule.

Buying a small-town club offers a tempting entry to ownership. But the sport’s economics mean even multimillionaires can struggle to compete.

President Emmanuel Macron is forging ahead with plans to raise the legal age of retirement to 64, from 62, despite strikes, street demonstrations and a looming parliamentary battle.

The animosity between South Korea and Japan has long been a weak link in Washington’s Indo-Pacific strategy. President Biden is likely to urge more steps toward a thaw during meetings this week.

A visit and imagery of the five-story building show that it had a litany of major safety issues that made it vulnerable to a deadly fire.

Turkey and Thailand held two huge elections this week, both with uncertain outcomes. Each shows some of the benefits that elections can hold for leaders who have amassed power with the tools of the state.

A new drug quashes all coronavirus variants. But regulatory hurdles and a lack of funding make it unlikely to reach the U.S. market anytime soon.